Chemical compositions and biological activities of Scutellaria pinnatifida A. Hamilt aerial parts

• Main Authors: Abbas Delazar, Hossein Nazemiyeh, Fariba Heshmati Afshar, Niloofar Barghi, Solmaz Esnaashari, Parina Asgharian
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
• Series: Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Subjects: scutellaria pinnatifida; phenylpropanoid; antioxidant activity; insecticidal activity
• Online Access: http://www.rpsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-5362;year=2017;volume=12;issue=3;spage=187;epage=195;aulast=Delazar

Phytochemical analysis of the methanolic and dichloromethane extracts of the aerial parts of Scutellaria pinnatifida led to the isolation of a phenylpropanoid, 1-o-feruloyl-ß-D-glucose [1], two known flavonoids including luteolin-7-o-glucoside (2) and apigenin-7-o-glucoside (3), three known phenylethanoid glycosides composed of phlomisethanoside (4), syringalide A (5), and verbascoside (6), and oleic acid (7). Isolation and structural elucidation of compounds were accomplished by HPLC and spectroscopic methods (UV, 1H- NMR, 13C-NMR). The extracts were also evaluated for their radical scavenging activity and insecticidal property by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) assay and contact toxicity method, respectively. Among the extracts, the methanol extract showed the most potent free radical scavenging activity with a RC50 value of 0.044 ± 0.350 mg/mL which could be attributed to the presence of the isolated phenolic compounds. In the case of insecticidal activity, the n-hexane extract displayed the most potent activity and caused 10%, 15%, and 40% mortality to Oryzaephilus mercator at the concentration of 5, 10, and 15 mg/mL after 4 h of exposure.